[SOLVED] noobie first time installing slackware having some boot up issues

colorpurple21859 · 02-26-2024, 10:28 PM

boot the installation media to a terminal:
mount the root partition:

Code:

mount /dev/sda2 /mnt

mount bind to dev proc sys run to /mnt{dev proc sys run}

Code:

mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc
mount --bind /sys /mnt/sys
mount -o bind /run /mnt/run

chroot into the system:

Code:

chroot /mnt

run mkinitrd-generator to output suggested command:

Code:

sh /usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh -k 5.15.19

run the code generator by mkinitrd_command_generator
if usb drivers are not included add them after the -m option the command should look something like this with usb drivers included:

Code:

mkinitrd -c -k 5.15.19 -f ext4 -r /dev/sda2 -m usb-storage:xhci-hcd:xhci-pci:ohci-pci:ehci-pci:ehci-hcd:usbhid:ohci-hcd:mbcache:jbd2:ext4 -u -o /boot/initrd.gz

exit out of chroot

Code:

exit

reboot an cross your fingers.

MAYBL8 · 02-27-2024, 06:57 AM

Thanks for all of those instructions. I typed it in exactly as shown. It ran without errors.
I rebooted but no luck. It looks like it loaded the usb drivers from what I can see.
See attached screen shots.
It won't let me add the screen shots. Something about security.
I'll try later to upload the screen shots.

colorpurple21859 · 02-27-2024, 07:28 PM

At the grub menu press e for edit, add rootdelay=5 to the end of the line that starts with linux, ctrl-x or f10 to boot

MAYBL8 · 02-27-2024, 07:54 PM

That didn't work either.
I appreciate you trying to get this to work.
Do you think it time to give up?
https://i.postimg.cc/26Tp024R/IMG-2366.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/SNn0GLR3/IMG-2367.jpg screen capture software

colorpurple21859 · 02-27-2024, 08:01 PM

I think you are still missing modules in the initrd. Chroot back into the system from the installation iso. run lsmod to see if you can spot any modules that may need to be included into the initrd.

MAYBL8 · 02-28-2024, 08:03 AM

Here is what it shows.
Do you see anything in this list i need? I don't know what all this stuff is.
https://i.postimg.cc/yYXbD0Rw/IMG-2378.jpg

MAYBL8 · 02-28-2024, 08:19 AM

Searching the internet for anything that might help I stumbled upon this post in a Manjaro forum.
Don't know if it applies here but it said this:

Quote:

Exec format error

The kernel version you’re running and the kernel version you built your module against do not match.
You need to build the module against the same kernel version you’re running.

Does this help at all?

colorpurple21859 · 02-28-2024, 09:18 AM

add typec typec-ucsi uas

MAYBL8 · 02-28-2024, 09:33 AM

to this line?:

Code:

mkinitrd -c -k 5.15.19 -f ext4 -r /dev/sda2 -m usb-storage:xhci-hcd:xhci-pci:ohci-pci:ehci-pci:ehci-hcd:usbhid:ohci-hcd:mbcache:jbd2:ext4 -u -o /boot/initrd.gz

MAYBL8 · 02-28-2024, 11:11 AM

Ok I added the line to the initrd

Here is what I see now. Looks like maybe making progress.
https://i.postimg.cc/YCqkRynt/IMG-2381.jpg

colorpurple21859 · 02-28-2024, 12:10 PM

Not there yet, still getting “can’t find /mnt in /etc/fstab “

colorpurple21859 · 02-28-2024, 12:21 PM

It may be one of the intel-ish modules that needs to be added I’m just guessing at this point

colorpurple21859 · 02-28-2024, 12:25 PM

What is output of:

Quote:

sh /usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh -k 5.15.19

in post 16 after chrooing into the system?

MAYBL8 · 02-28-2024, 02:39 PM

Reran that command. It generated the attached command. I ran that command exactly as it was shown but that didn't get me booted in either.
See below
https://i.postimg.cc/8PVPnK2x/IMG-2382.jpg

Petri Kaukasoina · 02-28-2024, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MAYBL8

Ok I added the line to the initrd

I don't think you did it correctly. You should add all the needed modules in the -m option, separated with colons, like this:

Code:

mkinitrd -c -k 5.15.19 -f ext4 -r /dev/sda2 -m usb-storage:xhci-hcd:xhci-pci:ohci-pci:ehci-pci:ehci-hcd:usbhid:ohci-hcd:mbcache:jbd2:ext4:typec:typec-ucsi:uas -u -o /boot/initrd.gz